Cream Color

Chrome yellow, the best Venetian red, and white lead.

Pearl-Grey

White lead with equal portions of Prussian blue and lampblack. The blue must be used very cautiously, as it is a powerful color.

Fawn Color

Burnt sienna, ground very fine, mixed with white lead.

Fawn Color

White lead, stone ochre, and vermilion.

Buff

This is a mixture of pale chrome yellow and white lead, tinged with a little Venetian red.

Straw

A mixture of pale chrome yellow and white lead.

Drab

Raw or burnt umber and white lead, with a little Venetian red.

Drab

White lead with a little Prussian blue and yellow ochre.

Drab

White lead with a little yellow ochre and lampblack.

Drab

White lead with a little chrome green.

Purple

White lead, Prussian blue, and vermilion.

Purple

Prussian blue, vermilion, and rose madder or crimson lake.

Violet

Vermilion, French ultramarine, a small portion of black, and white lead.

French Grey

White lead and Prussian blue, tinged with vermilion; and for the last coat, if cost is no object, substitute rose madder or lake for vermilion.

Silver

White lead, indigo, and a small portion of black, as the shade may require.

Dark Chestnut

Mix light red and black. Use red ochre when required to lighten the color.

Salmon

White lead tinged with the best Venetian red.

Peach Blossom

White lead tinged with orpiment.

Lead

This is a mixture of vegetable black and white lead.

Dark Lead Color

White, black, and indigo.

Chocolate

Vegetable black and Venetian red.

Light Yellow

Lemon yellow and white lead.

Light Yellow

Chrome yellow, white lead, and red lead.

Light Yellow

Raw sienna mixed with white lead. If the color is required of a warmer cast, add a little burnt sienna.

Stone Color

Yellow ochre, burnt umber, and white lead.

Stone Color

Raw sienna, burnt umber, and white lead.

Stone Color

White lead, burnt umber, yellow ochre, and a little Venetian red.

Olive Green

Prussian blue, chrome yellow, and burnt umber.

Olive Green

Vegetable black, chrome yellow, and a small portion of burnt umber.

Grass Green

Several shades of grass green may be made by mixing Prussian blue and chrome yellow.

Carnation

Lake and white lead.

Imitation Of Old Gold

Mix white lead, chrome yellow, and burnt sienna, until the proper shade is obtained.

Colors For Outlines Of Ornaments

In decorative designs into which different colors enter, attention to the following rules will greatly increase the beauty of the work; the rules are based on scientific principles.

First: Any color on a gold back-ground should be outlined with a darker shade of its own color.

Second: A gold ornament on a colored back-ground may always be outlined with black, provided the back-ground is not too dark; in that case outline with a light color.

Third: A colored ornament on a ground of complementary color should be outlined with a lighter tint of its own color, or a neutral color.

Fourth: If the ornament and ground are in shades of the same color, and the ornament is darker than the ground, the outline should be still darker; if the ornament is lighter than the ground, no outline is required.